Serving your local news. 2009-11-21T01:49:53-06:00 http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/two-more-schools-will-add-uniforms/ 2009-11-20T22:28:00-06:00 Stephen Dawkins stephen.dawkins@clantonadvertiser.com With proof of success and a plan already in place two county schools will enact a uniform policy ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7fG9PJpNPe31CeuXGTwNCKJFTEI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7fG9PJpNPe31CeuXGTwNCKJFTEI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7fG9PJpNPe31CeuXGTwNCKJFTEI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7fG9PJpNPe31CeuXGTwNCKJFTEI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/bB-4uxAXfo8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/two-more-schools-will-add-uniforms/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/somebody-call-9-1-1-firefighters-conduct-controlle/ 2009-11-20T22:27:00-06:00 Stephen Dawkins stephen.dawkins@clantonadvertiser.com Local firefighters on Friday did something that would seem at odds with their job description: they let a ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-x45NJpMLLbCKjz1mn4HlCZCUw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-x45NJpMLLbCKjz1mn4HlCZCUw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-x45NJpMLLbCKjz1mn4HlCZCUw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-x45NJpMLLbCKjz1mn4HlCZCUw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/7qMGJKE5N_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/somebody-call-9-1-1-firefighters-conduct-controlle/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/jobless-rate-back-10-percent/ 2009-11-20T22:26:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com Chilton County’s unemployment rate rolled back into double digits for October. The number of unemployed Chilton County residents ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoOf_1pFqdbsPT0MtuwP1bZIsKo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoOf_1pFqdbsPT0MtuwP1bZIsKo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoOf_1pFqdbsPT0MtuwP1bZIsKo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoOf_1pFqdbsPT0MtuwP1bZIsKo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/otSVeIxfNOM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/jobless-rate-back-10-percent/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/clanton-elementary-transform-christmas-village/ 2009-11-20T22:25:00-06:00 Anna McFall newsroom@clantonadvertiser.com Come support the Clanton community and jump into the holiday spirit as the Clanton Elementary School lunchroom is ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdiz2LjND4HDfsnttUppkLBbBKo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdiz2LjND4HDfsnttUppkLBbBKo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdiz2LjND4HDfsnttUppkLBbBKo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdiz2LjND4HDfsnttUppkLBbBKo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/gz436X19mMo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/20/clanton-elementary-transform-christmas-village/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/19/chase-ends-drug-arrest/ 2009-11-19T21:06:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com A Clanton man who led police on a brief chase Thursday morning is in jail facing multiple charges. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4f_1LF4n61JUQvX1iNIDT4IPzPI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4f_1LF4n61JUQvX1iNIDT4IPzPI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4f_1LF4n61JUQvX1iNIDT4IPzPI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4f_1LF4n61JUQvX1iNIDT4IPzPI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/1sboXep85H8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/19/chase-ends-drug-arrest/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/19/volunteers-give-local-cemeteries-some-tlc/ 2009-11-19T21:06:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com The resting place of Chilton County’s first sheriff is getting some much needed attention this weekend. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V4sKmjOUZx4mD4aL_Wcaqt-KozU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V4sKmjOUZx4mD4aL_Wcaqt-KozU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V4sKmjOUZx4mD4aL_Wcaqt-KozU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V4sKmjOUZx4mD4aL_Wcaqt-KozU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/SUodFIMbdAQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/19/volunteers-give-local-cemeteries-some-tlc/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/19/clanton-fumc-plans-choir-celebration/ 2009-11-19T21:05:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@clantonadvertiser.com Clanton First United Methodist Church invites the community to “Let There Be Light A Christmas Choir Celebration” Dec. ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kim2kzPCSfgpm3573kRd7b557Xo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kim2kzPCSfgpm3573kRd7b557Xo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kim2kzPCSfgpm3573kRd7b557Xo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kim2kzPCSfgpm3573kRd7b557Xo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/DBXG6f0vntg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/19/clanton-fumc-plans-choir-celebration/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/tail-faith-survival-story-wins-national-contest/ 2009-11-18T20:46:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com A little faith can go a long way. This was true for Faith a 3-year-old boxer and her ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a_LpKTsZhUYTObu4CiUpaFo73bM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a_LpKTsZhUYTObu4CiUpaFo73bM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a_LpKTsZhUYTObu4CiUpaFo73bM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a_LpKTsZhUYTObu4CiUpaFo73bM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/__S3dxI6vW0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/tail-faith-survival-story-wins-national-contest/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/jemison-library-readies-new-home/ 2009-11-18T20:44:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com The Jemison library will close Dec. 1 in anticipation of its move to the new Jemison Municipal Building. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k77EKj-qzYWHj3kwZYlkPXQha8M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k77EKj-qzYWHj3kwZYlkPXQha8M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k77EKj-qzYWHj3kwZYlkPXQha8M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k77EKj-qzYWHj3kwZYlkPXQha8M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/QT-LpwIO94o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/jemison-library-readies-new-home/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/health-and-hair-fair-saturday/ 2009-11-18T20:41:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com Interested in a free haircut? 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You will find ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ZPKufp7rk7_lnHa2NsB9NEextM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ZPKufp7rk7_lnHa2NsB9NEextM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ZPKufp7rk7_lnHa2NsB9NEextM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ZPKufp7rk7_lnHa2NsB9NEextM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/36t8BP5ksOg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/health-and-hair-fair-saturday/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/civic-chorale-offers-christmas-gift-all/ 2009-11-18T20:39:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@clantonadvertiser.com The Chilton Civic Chorale and Central Alabama Performing Arts along with the Chilton Pops will present a Christmas ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLOdOrJpRQokMQSINtHWJrB93nQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLOdOrJpRQokMQSINtHWJrB93nQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLOdOrJpRQokMQSINtHWJrB93nQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLOdOrJpRQokMQSINtHWJrB93nQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/yQACfwGSxBg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/18/civic-chorale-offers-christmas-gift-all/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/da-fatal-shooting-was-retaliation-not-self-defense/ 2009-11-17T22:01:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com District Attorney Randall Houston said he is satisfied with the plea agreements two Clanton men entered Monday in ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-oXXmOGZnrRslPdbh_iZNgetQk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-oXXmOGZnrRslPdbh_iZNgetQk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-oXXmOGZnrRslPdbh_iZNgetQk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-oXXmOGZnrRslPdbh_iZNgetQk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/8KA_npxSWz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/da-fatal-shooting-was-retaliation-not-self-defense/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/clanton-police-makes-meth-arrests/ 2009-11-17T21:56:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com Three county residents face charges of making methamphetamine at a home in Clanton. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j9Hzbb_sSIzL2a9ldA4Rp9gFu88/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j9Hzbb_sSIzL2a9ldA4Rp9gFu88/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j9Hzbb_sSIzL2a9ldA4Rp9gFu88/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j9Hzbb_sSIzL2a9ldA4Rp9gFu88/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/Z0-puZabdEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/clanton-police-makes-meth-arrests/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/board-approves-ces-gym-bid/ 2009-11-17T21:55:00-06:00 Stephen Dawkins stephen.dawkins@clantonadvertiser.com The Chilton County Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday approved the bid for one major construction project ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/54GIeEMlj32XG92J8dzi3C5TxkA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/54GIeEMlj32XG92J8dzi3C5TxkA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/54GIeEMlj32XG92J8dzi3C5TxkA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/54GIeEMlj32XG92J8dzi3C5TxkA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/gKT4RTVL_W0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/board-approves-ces-gym-bid/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/residents-speak-out-zoning/ 2009-11-17T21:54:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com Several Thorsby residents voiced concerns Tuesday night on how a proposed zoning ordinance could affect them. The public ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bNWgcCi0BPFFfvrSrMxAdDDb4yE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bNWgcCi0BPFFfvrSrMxAdDDb4yE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bNWgcCi0BPFFfvrSrMxAdDDb4yE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bNWgcCi0BPFFfvrSrMxAdDDb4yE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/n_L7cxZjpiY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/17/residents-speak-out-zoning/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/murder-trial-ends-after-plea-agreement/ 2009-11-16T21:46:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com Two Clanton men on trial for murder entered plea agreements Monday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1gTHp0RkA7X2KqeaD8L0i9cLa0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1gTHp0RkA7X2KqeaD8L0i9cLa0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1gTHp0RkA7X2KqeaD8L0i9cLa0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1gTHp0RkA7X2KqeaD8L0i9cLa0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/fZbXdPHvmSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/murder-trial-ends-after-plea-agreement/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/jemison-hold-wetdry-election/ 2009-11-16T21:46:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com The Jemison City Council approved a resolution Monday night setting a special election for a wet/dry referendum. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkSrnfxxGXR-_oyM5ps6nnMpHmk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkSrnfxxGXR-_oyM5ps6nnMpHmk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkSrnfxxGXR-_oyM5ps6nnMpHmk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vkSrnfxxGXR-_oyM5ps6nnMpHmk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/5z8jK9ng4dY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/jemison-hold-wetdry-election/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/giving-hearts-willing-hands-needed-holiday-season/ 2009-11-16T21:45:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com You don’t have to look far to find families in need this holiday season. But while applications are ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hfhOFvfujxnXP7tXiftfQbqjUzI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hfhOFvfujxnXP7tXiftfQbqjUzI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hfhOFvfujxnXP7tXiftfQbqjUzI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hfhOFvfujxnXP7tXiftfQbqjUzI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/V4yyWZBaj3c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/giving-hearts-willing-hands-needed-holiday-season/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/16/part-time-workers-needed-census/ 2009-11-16T21:44:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@clantonadvertiser.com 2010 Census jobs are available for local residents. 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